Nice image 3,
Morning’s early light is magnificent…
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Thank you
That’s about they lowest osprey nest I’ve seen. Looks lower than day marks in the channel. Must have been the best around.
They seem to prefer cell phone towers but this one has been occupied for years.
Ospreys of somewhat lower expectations.
Perhaps this pair has stooped to much lower predatations?
Though it’s an aerie that is very subject to a wicked tide,
I don’t suppose these swivel toes quibble over shorter workday glide.
This is so lovely. I need to paint this in watercolor.
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Just came back from 10 days in New Hampshire (where I spent summers growing up). A very nice break from the heat and humidity in Florida. Did some hiking as well as paddling on Newfound Lake.
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Thank you. That’s a very nice thing to say.
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Karst limestone on the banks of the Suwannee River, FL
Lunch in the cypress on Lake Marion, SC
Folly Sunset, SC
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Very interesting photos.
Thanks
More bryozoans (yesterday at Lake Arthur in Western Pennsyvania.) They were everywhere, mostly smaller colonies hanging from pond weed streamers or small twigs. This big one was firmly attached to a floating 4’ branch with a number of smaller masses suspended beneath. My hand for scale. The larger ones have a harder core (i presume a structure built on older dead ones, like the skeletal supports of coral reefs), the smaller colonies are gelatinous like fish eggs.
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@willowleaf - love the bryozoans! I’m a sucker for weird critters. And your gorgeous kayak must be a long lost cousin of my blue-and-yellow one!
Get out of here. There’s not that many places on earth like that. The canoe anecdote reminds me of the last trip I took after looking at these pictures. I focused so my paddle was tiptoes good across the water a quiet as I could. This should be the opening thread for people asking whst kind of boat should I buy. One that can take you there.
I see that dog keeps sending pictures.
Brodie: I’ve noticed your uniquely colorful kayak (Tiderace Xceed S custom finish carbon, correct?) in your past photos and admired it.
I confess I’m attracted to colorful things – sometimes I luck out and the “bright objects” I can’t resist turn out to be useful as well. This kayak has turned out to be one of those, serendipitously discovered on local Craigslist for $300 a few weeks ago. After two outings in it I am quite infatuated with with the boat. I suspect it may be older than yours – Perception only made the composite Avatar in 2003 and 2004.
Doesn’t really show up in the photos, but the gelcoat on mine has metal flake sparkles in it too, something I’ve never seen on a kayak. Honestly, I would probably have bought it even if it had been olive drab, but the cool paint job is an added plus.
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@willowleaf yes mine is a 2020 - just a baby! Tiderace doesn’t do sparkles like some other manufacturers do - I love the look but it does add weight and one of my priorities with the kayak was keeping it light - it’s about 45 lb, not bad for an almost 18’ kayak. Much better than the 60 lb Valley it replaced! A lot of people ask about the color combination, the answer is that I just really like those colors, but the Blue Angels would be the closest inspiration (I didn’t attend U of Michigan, and I’m not from Sweden!)